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A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group.
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supervisor — su‧per‧vis‧or [ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə ǁ pərˌvaɪzər] noun [countable] JOBS someone who is in charge of a group of workers or a particular area of work: • Any holidays not already booked should be cleared with your supervisor. * * * supervisor UK US… … Financial and business terms
supervisor — su·per·vi·sor n: one that directs or oversees a person, group, department, organization, or operation; specif: the popularly elected chief administrative official of a township or other subdivision in some states of the U.S. Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
Supervisor — Su per*vis or, n. 1. One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools. [1913 Webster] 2. A spectator; a looker on. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supervisor — mid 15c., from M.L. supervisor, agent noun from supervidere (see SUPERVISE (Cf. supervise)) … Etymology dictionary
supervisor — (en enfermería de hospital o de sanidad pública) puesto directivo de nivel medio, entre el director de enfermería y los enfermeros jefe de una división o de varias unidades. En muchos hospitales de EE.UU. se prefiere el término de director… … Diccionario médico
Supervisor — Supervisor,der:⇨Kontrolleur … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
supervisor — |ô| adj. s. m. 1. [Cinema] Diz se de ou aquele que exerce supervisão sobre uma produção cinematográfica. • s. m. 2. Dispositivo óptico que permite ao operador cinematográfico ou, em geral, ao fotógrafo, observar indiretamente a cena de que… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
supervisor — [n] person who manages people, project administrator, boss, brass hat*, caretaker, chief, curator, custodian, director, executive, foreperson, head, inspector, manager, overseer, slave driver*, straw boss*, super*, superintendent, zookeeper*;… … New thesaurus
supervisor — supervisor, ra adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Persona encargada profesionalmente de revisar o controlar la actividad o el trabajo de otra persona: la supervisora de una cadena de montaje, la supervisora de un hospital … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
supervisor — supervisor, ra adj. Que supervisa. U. t. c. s.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
supervisor — [so͞o′pər vī΄zər] n. 1. a person who supervises; superintendent; manager; director ☆ 2. in certain school systems, an official in charge of the courses of study for a particular subject and of all teachers of that subject supervisory adj … English World dictionary
